The Japanese Samurai were warriors. Highly trained, skilled and efficient killers. Indeed, for many years the Samurai were the law of the land, a class of citizens above all except their Daimyo and ...

By: Stephen Munday In Japanese Kanji Learning: Short-Cuts to Rapid Mastery Part 1, we looked at mnemonic methods devised by James Heisig and Kenneth Henshall to speed-up kanji acquisition. We saw how ...

Please consider larger schools such at Nova, Aeon or Geos. They are actually more flexible if you get on with them. Also, please look up Lingo on the web for comments by others who have looked into ...

Why no working holiday visa for Americans?Home by Kevin Burns "U.S. citizens planning to work in Japan should never enter Japan using a tourist visa or the visa waiver, even if they have been advised ...

By Henry Ellis Is Aikido a Martial Art? Sensei Henry Ellis - 2001 This article originally appeared in 3 parts on the Cyberkwoon website. It is here published in its entirety. PART 1 At first sight of ...

By Eric Newman The rate of obesity in Japan is the lowest for all developed nations. This also partially explains why they have the longest life expectancy of any race. But how do the Japanese stay ...

By Terry Dunn My first shiatsu massage I opened my eyes suddenly. He was smiling at me. Then I realised I must have fallen asleep. It was a strange feeling. Energised, refreshed and relaxed, all at ...

By: Peter McGarry A recent statistic in the World Bank Group states that the Japanese have the longest lifespan in the world. Japanese men live be 78 years old on average while the average lifespan ...

By: Dr. Robert Eubanks Remember that Coke contest from the 80s? If you collected bottle tops that had the letters to spell T-H-E R-E-A-L T-H-I-N-G, then youd win a zillion dollars. Im not sure where ...

Hi there. I doubt you will find this medication (experimental I believe) in Japan easy available. Most Japanese are firm believer in all-natural non-pharmaceutical approach. Anyways, keep searching. ...

An ESL lesson: Japlish and ESL plus International Japanese Words Japlish is like Konglish (Korean English). People are very interested in the distorted or hybrid English words for different reasons ...

HI, I will be coming to Tokyo in about 2 months time for work. I will perhaps be staying there for a minimum of two years. I am interested only in buying a 1998-2000 Honda Civic Type R 3 dr (GF-EK9) ...

"Best job in the whole world."--Kyushu Kiwi, Japan Today Forum Damnit! Eikaiwa schools employ teachers with no teaching experience! So what. Some of the best teachers in the world are like a diamond ...